Coordinated Cyberattack Disrupts Italian Banks and Infrastructure
Pro-Russian hackers NoName057(16), collaborating with pro-Palestinian group Alixsec, launched a DDoS attack on Italian banks, water companies, ports, and businesses, including Intesa San Paolo, causing service disruptions and highlighting the escalating threat of coordinated cyberattacks.
Coordinated Cyberattack Disrupts Italian Banks and Infrastructure
Pro-Russian hackers NoName057(16), collaborating with pro-Palestinian group Alixsec, launched a DDoS attack on Italian banks, water companies, ports, and businesses, including Intesa San Paolo, causing service disruptions and highlighting the escalating threat of coordinated cyberattacks.
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36% Bias Score
Germany Aids Tanker in Russia's 'Shadow Fleet'
Germany assisted a tanker in the Baltic Sea suspected of being part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' used to circumvent oil sanctions, following recent US, UK, and EU sanctions targeting nearly 300 Russian energy vessels.
Germany Aids Tanker in Russia's 'Shadow Fleet'
Germany assisted a tanker in the Baltic Sea suspected of being part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' used to circumvent oil sanctions, following recent US, UK, and EU sanctions targeting nearly 300 Russian energy vessels.
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44% Bias Score
EU's 2025 Emission Rules Threaten \$16 Billion in Automotive Fines
Stellantis' European head, Jean-Philippe Imparato, warns of potential \$16 billion in EU fines for the automotive industry in 2025 due to stringent emission reduction targets, urging a more gradual transition to electric vehicles and inclusion of commercial vehicles in emission calculations.
EU's 2025 Emission Rules Threaten \$16 Billion in Automotive Fines
Stellantis' European head, Jean-Philippe Imparato, warns of potential \$16 billion in EU fines for the automotive industry in 2025 due to stringent emission reduction targets, urging a more gradual transition to electric vehicles and inclusion of commercial vehicles in emission calculations.
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52% Bias Score
2024: 1.5-Degree Celsius Threshold Breached, Record Global Temperatures and Extreme Weather
2024 marked the first year the global average temperature surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, breaching the Paris Agreement target; this resulted in record-breaking heat, extreme weather events causing $320 billion in damages, and 11,000 deaths globally, according to Munich Re...
2024: 1.5-Degree Celsius Threshold Breached, Record Global Temperatures and Extreme Weather
2024 marked the first year the global average temperature surpassed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, breaching the Paris Agreement target; this resulted in record-breaking heat, extreme weather events causing $320 billion in damages, and 11,000 deaths globally, according to Munich Re...
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40% Bias Score
1.2-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Ice Core Reveals Past Climate Shifts and Near-Human Extinction
A team of scientists extracted a 2,480-meter-long ice core from Antarctica, providing a 1.2-million-year climate record that will help understand past climate oscillations and their impact on early human populations.
1.2-Million-Year-Old Antarctic Ice Core Reveals Past Climate Shifts and Near-Human Extinction
A team of scientists extracted a 2,480-meter-long ice core from Antarctica, providing a 1.2-million-year climate record that will help understand past climate oscillations and their impact on early human populations.
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32% Bias Score
Roman Lead Pollution Lowered Average IQ by 2–3 Points
Analysis of Greenland ice cores reveals that Roman silver smelting released over 500,000 tons of lead into the atmosphere from 500 BC to 600 AD, lowering the average Roman IQ by 2–3 points due to widespread lead exposure.
Roman Lead Pollution Lowered Average IQ by 2–3 Points
Analysis of Greenland ice cores reveals that Roman silver smelting released over 500,000 tons of lead into the atmosphere from 500 BC to 600 AD, lowering the average Roman IQ by 2–3 points due to widespread lead exposure.
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32% Bias Score
Italian Government Websites Targeted in Fourth DDoS Attack by Pro-Russian Hackers
Pro-Russian hackers Noname057(16) launched a fourth DDoS attack on December 30, 2024, targeting Italian government and public transport websites, causing service disruptions for several hours before being contained by Italian cybersecurity agencies, who responded quickly. The hackers cited Italian s...
Italian Government Websites Targeted in Fourth DDoS Attack by Pro-Russian Hackers
Pro-Russian hackers Noname057(16) launched a fourth DDoS attack on December 30, 2024, targeting Italian government and public transport websites, causing service disruptions for several hours before being contained by Italian cybersecurity agencies, who responded quickly. The hackers cited Italian s...
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36% Bias Score
Biden: Putin in Difficult Position, Ukraine Can Win
President Biden announced new sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector, stating that Putin is in a difficult position and that Ukraine has a real chance to win the war with continued Western support; he also spoke with Ukrainian President Zelensky and Italian Prime Minister Meloni.
Biden: Putin in Difficult Position, Ukraine Can Win
President Biden announced new sanctions targeting Russia's energy sector, stating that Putin is in a difficult position and that Ukraine has a real chance to win the war with continued Western support; he also spoke with Ukrainian President Zelensky and Italian Prime Minister Meloni.
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44% Bias Score
Italian Train Disruptions Spark Political Crisis
Widespread train cancellations and delays in Northern Italy due to an electrical line failure near Milan have triggered strong political backlash against Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini, with opposition parties demanding his resignation following a similar incident in Rome last October.
Italian Train Disruptions Spark Political Crisis
Widespread train cancellations and delays in Northern Italy due to an electrical line failure near Milan have triggered strong political backlash against Minister of Infrastructure Matteo Salvini, with opposition parties demanding his resignation following a similar incident in Rome last October.
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68% Bias Score
Voluntary Carbon Market: 2024 Growth Amidst Scandals and Regulation
The 2024 voluntary carbon market showed slight growth to over 150 million VCUs, despite scandals like the C-Quest Capital fraud and regulatory changes improving transparency, with community-based projects and African initiatives showing strong growth.
Voluntary Carbon Market: 2024 Growth Amidst Scandals and Regulation
The 2024 voluntary carbon market showed slight growth to over 150 million VCUs, despite scandals like the C-Quest Capital fraud and regulatory changes improving transparency, with community-based projects and African initiatives showing strong growth.
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20% Bias Score
Italian Parliament Rejects Judicial Reform Amendment Amidst Concerns Over Judicial Independence
Italy's parliament rejected a controversial amendment to judicial reforms, sparking concerns over the independence of the judiciary after the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSM) overwhelmingly opposed the reforms, citing potential for executive overreach and undermining judicial impartiality; th...
Italian Parliament Rejects Judicial Reform Amendment Amidst Concerns Over Judicial Independence
Italy's parliament rejected a controversial amendment to judicial reforms, sparking concerns over the independence of the judiciary after the Superior Council of the Judiciary (CSM) overwhelmingly opposed the reforms, citing potential for executive overreach and undermining judicial impartiality; th...
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52% Bias Score
Wildfire forces 30,000 evacuations in Pacific Palisades
A wildfire fueled by 80 km/h winds has consumed over 500 hectares in Pacific Palisades, California, forcing over 30,000 evacuations and threatening 13,000 buildings, causing President Biden to cancel a trip and prompting chaotic evacuations through congested roads.
Wildfire forces 30,000 evacuations in Pacific Palisades
A wildfire fueled by 80 km/h winds has consumed over 500 hectares in Pacific Palisades, California, forcing over 30,000 evacuations and threatening 13,000 buildings, causing President Biden to cancel a trip and prompting chaotic evacuations through congested roads.
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44% Bias Score